The library’s website provides access to many types of curriculum-related
and recreational materials.
It’s a great place to start your research!
Types of Sources:
Locating Books in the Library
The Library
Catalog is used to search for all types of materials, including
books, that are owned by the library. The first step is to choose the
type of search (either Browse or Keyword). Next, perform the search.
If the books you find are located at the campus you attend, use the
call number to find it on the shelf. Items located in libraries at other
Blinn College campuses may be ordered by clicking on the item's "Request"
button. Materials from other Blinn College libraries are generally delivered
to your home campus library within 24 hours.
Searching
the Library Catalog
There are two main ways of searching the Library Catalog: (1)
Subject Searching (2) Keyword Searching. For an explanation
of these two search types visit:
"The Library Research Process: Search for Sources."
Here are some search terms that will help you begin locating information
in the Allied Health professions:
| Dental Hygiene
Dental Assistants
Dental Hygiene
Dental Hygienists
Dentistry
Dental Pharmacology
|
Physical Therapy
Physical Therapy
Allied Health Personnel
Look for the subdivision “Physical Therapy” under
individual diseases and conditions, e.g. Cancer--Physical therapy
|
| Emergency Medical Technicians
Emergency Medical Personnel
Emergency Medical Services
Emergency Medical Technicians
Emergency Medicine
Allied Health Personnel
|
Radiologic Technology
Radiology, Medical
Radiology - - Dictionaries
Radiology - - History
Radiography
X-ray
|
Nursing
Nursing
Practical Nursing
Medical Care-- United States
Hospital Care
Medicine
|
Locating the Books
To locate an item in the library refer to its call number. The library also has electronic books: for these, click on the web location to access the book. It is useful
to know which call numbers categorize books in the academic discipline
you are studying. Here is a listing of call number ranges containing
materials related to Allied Health professions:
| 500’s
Math and Science
540's:
Chemistry & allied sciences
570's:
Life Sciences
574:Biology
576: Microbiology |
600's Medicine and
Technology
610-619:
Medical Sciences / Medicine
611: Human Anatomy, cytology, histology
612: Human physiology
613: Promotion of health
614: Incidence and prevention of disease
615: Pharmacology and therapeutics
616: Diseases
617: Surgery and related medical specialties
618: Gynecology and other medical specialties
619: Experimental medicine
|
Reference
Books Related to Allied Health
The library’s reference collection contains many subject specific
encyclopedias. Reference books are ‘library use only,’
and it is possible to make copies of these materials. Here are some
title you may find useful:
American Medical Association Complete Medical Encyclopedia
R 610.3 Am35m
Includes information on diseases and conditions, treatments, medical
testing, anatomy, body systems, preventative medicine, and food
& nutrition for people of all ages.
The Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
R 616.003 G131e
Covers almost 1500 common medical disorders, conditions, tests and
procedures, treatments and therapies, and common drugs.
The Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing & Allied Health
R 610.7303 G131e
This encyclopedia covers all areas of allied health: specific diseases
and disorders, tests and procedures, equipment and tools, body systems,
nursing and allied health professionals, and current health issues.
The Merck Index
R 615.103 M537i
Provides information on drugs and pharmaceuticals, common organic
chemicals & laboratory reagents, naturally occurring substances
and plants, elements and inorganic chemicals, compounds of agricultural
significance, endogenous substances, and biological agents.
Mosby’s Medical, Nursing, and Allied Health Dictionary
R 610.321 M850m 1990
Encompasses nursing, allied health professionals, physical therapy,
occupations therapy, respiratory care, diseases, drugs, and procedures.
Also offers a pronunciation key, color atlas of body systems, and
appendices.
Stedman’s Medical Dictionary
R 610.3 St31s
This dictionary contains over 100,000 entries and offers several
special features: 1050 color illustrations, a word finder, genus
finder, anatomy table, and appendices
Additional Titles:
| Black’s Medical Dictionary |
R 610.3 B567m |
Clinical Periodontology |
616.632 C616p |
| Dorland’s Illustrated
Medical Dictionary |
R 610.3 D734i |
Dorland’s Pocket Medical Dictionary |
R 610.3 D734p |
| Encyclopedia & Dictionary
of Medicine, Nursing, & Allied Health |
R 610.321 M612e |
The Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer |
R 616.994003 G131e |
| The Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic
Disorders |
R 616.04203 G131e |
Gray’s Anatomy |
R 611 G792a |
| Harvard Medical School Family
Health Guide |
R 610 H261m |
Study guide for three entrance tests : NET, Nurse
Entrance Test ; HOBET,
Health Occupations Basic Entrance Test ; HELP, Higher Education
Learning Profile |
610.73076 F929s |
| Human Diseases and Conditions |
R 616.003 H880d |
Introduction to Reference Sources in the Health
Sciences |
R 610.72 In8t |
| Mayo Clinic Family Health
Book |
R 613 M454c |
Melloni’s Illustrated Medical Dictionary |
R 610.3 D769m |
| Merrill's atlas of Radiographic
Positions and Radiologic Procedures |
R 616.07572 B214m |
Mosby's Dental Drug Reference |
R 615.10246176 G121m |
| Mosby's Emergency Nursing
Reference |
610.7361 M850e |
Nurse’s Quick Reference |
R 610.73 N937q |
| The Oxford Companion to Medicine |
R 610.321 Ox2c |
The Oxford Medical Companion |
R 610.3 Ox2m |
| Physician’s Desk Reference |
R 615.058 P569d |
REA’s Authoritative Guide to Medical &
Dental Schools |
R 610.71173 R220a |
| Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical
Dictionary |
R 610.3 T113c |
Webster’s New Explorer Medical Dictionary |
R 610.3 W399n |
Using Periodical Indexes to Locate
Journal, Magazine and Newspaper Articles
Thousands of articles containing information relevant to the allied health fields can be accessed using the library’s subscription databases. Choose Databases under the Find It menu, and select Databases by Category to access the Nursing, Medicine, and Health databases.
When searching these indexes, you will encounter many articles that
are available “full text.” The content of these articles
is exactly the same as what you would find in the print version of the
publication; only the format is different. For some articles only a
citation will be available, and it will take a few more steps to locate
these articles in the print publication.
Recommended
Library Databases for Allied Health Research:
| CINAHL
Provides indexing and abstracts for
over 1,700 current nursing and allied health journals and
publications dating back to 1982, totaling over 920,000 records.
Indexes the periodicals Journal of Practical Hygiene, Minority
Nursing, and Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews, available
in print in the Bryan campus library.
|
| Health
Reference Center Academic (Academically oriented) /
Health
and Wellness Resource Center (Consumer oriented)
Both of these databases index over 800
health periodicals, many full text reference books and pamphlets.
Many articles are available full text. While there is a great
deal of overlap in the content of these two
databases, Health Reference Center Academic provides more
advanced search capabilities, while Health and
Wellness Resource Center provides a graphical, more intuitive
interface.
|
Health Source - Nursing/Academic Edition
Provides full text of articles for nearly 550 scholarly journals focusing on many medical disciplines. It also features abstracts and indexing for nearly 850 journals and is updated daily.
|
| Medline
Provides indexing and abstracting for
over 4,600 current biomedical journals. Provides the full
text from over
350 journals. Includes journals from the U.S. and 70 foreign
countries.
|
Finding
the Full Text of Your Article
If a full text link is not available for an article cited in your search results, search in EJS (using your article citation information) or in TDNet (using the title of the periodical that your article appeared in) to see if the full text is available from an e-journal subscription or from a different library database.
To see if we subscribe to the printed version of a periodical, search the library catalog. Use the browse search and select “journal title” from the search type menu.
If the periodical you need is at your home campus library, you can retrieve and photocopy the article yourself. If the periodical is available only at another Blinn College campus library, complete an article request form in the library (or the online article request form) to have a copy of the article sent to your home campus. If you need assistance, please ask a librarian.
If the library does not have print or electronic access to the full text, ask a librarian for help.
Selected
Allied Health Periodicals Owned by the Blinn College Library
| Emergency Medical
Technician |
Annals of Emergency Medicine |
Location: Bryan Library
Indexed in: CINAHL |
Physical Therapy |
Location: Bryan Library
Indexed in: Health
Reference Center |
PT Magazine of Physical
Therapy |
Location: Bryan Library
Indexed in: CINAHL |
Recommended Internet Resources
| Emergency
Medical Technician |
| American Physical Therapy Association
Provides content related to physical therapy practice,
research, and education.
Texas Physical Therapy Association
Contains “information and links related to legislative developments, agency rulemaking, member services, continuing education, the association's mission and goals, and a number of physical therapy resources.” |
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